Distributed feedback gain-coupled lasers based on InGaAs quantum-wire arrays

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 5-7

  Robadey, J ^a   Marti, U ^a   Miles, R O ^a   Glick, M ^a   Filipowitz, F ^a   Achtenhagen, M ^b   Martin, D ^a   Morier Genoud, F ^a   Silva, P C ^a   Magnenat, Y ^a   Jouneau, P H ^a   Bobard, F ^a   Reinhart, F K ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b IBM RESEARCH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Distributed feddback laser; Molecular beam epitaxial growth; Quantum wire; Semi conductor laser

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WIRES;

RIB WAVEGUIDE; SIDE MODE SUPPRESSION RATIO; THRESHOLD CURRENT DENSITIES;

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS;

EID: 0030788853     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.554152     Document Type: Article

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